Kawya Kavindi

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Kawya Kavindi
Personal information
Born (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 21)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  77)29 April 2023 v  Bangladesh
Last ODI30 June 2023 v  New Zealand
T20I debut(cap  53)9 May 2023 v  Bangladesh
Last T20I31 August 2023 v  England
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka

Kawya Kavindi (born 30 October 2002) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka women's national team. [1] She bats right handed and bowls right-arm medium fast.

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Recognition

In October 2021, Kavindi was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe, [2] one of three uncapped players in Sri Lanka's squad. [3] In January 2022, she was named as one of four reserve players in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia as a standby player. [4] In May 2022, her name was included as one of the reserve players in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour to Pakistan. [5] In April 2023, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their Bangladesh women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023 and made her ODI debut in the first match of the series. [6]

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References

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